Heidelberg signs CX 104 deal with Kumar Printers, first in North India

It will be Heidelberg’s first CX 104 in North India and the machine is expected to be installed soon. Heidelberg has signed two more deals for the CX 104, but did not disclose the details.

Samir Patkar said, “The North Indian market is really developing as a packaging and publication and commercial market and the CX 104 is a press perfectly suited for these applications.”

The CX 104 press was unveiled to a global online audience during the Showtime livestream event which also coincides with the China Print show in Beijing. It can handle stock thicknesses from 0.03mm – 1mm. "The press is equipped with Plus Feeder and Plus Deliver and artificial intelligence which helps operators to reduce the makeready time up to 70%. Speedmaster CX 104 coating unit is designed to reduce the change over time up to 50%,” said Patkar.

Kumar Printers is a Heidelberg house, and over the years the company has grown and is well known in the packaging segment. “Kumar is making an investment in our latest technology and we are all very excited.”

Kumar Printers specialises in mono carton packaging among others. “The Speedmaster CX 104 emphasise a lot on increasing the efficiency with all its features like Intelliline and intellirun. “It makes changeover of anilox rollers has been simplified, lighter, and is easily portable. The changeover time too has been reduced drastically – a reduction of 75% time reduction. With this investment, Kumar is securing some of the efficiency challenges every packaging converter is going through.”

Heidelberg has signed some more deals for the Speedmaster CX 104 kit but did not reveal details. “We will do it as the confirmations come through,” Patkar said, before signing off.